Anne Perry, once again brings her readers a great series of mysteries. This time we are following the exploits of Elena Standish, granddaughter of retired director of MI6, Lucas Standish.
World War One has ended and the countries of Europe are trying to rebuild. In Germany Adolf Hitler is starting to take advantage of the war torn country to build his followers and make the people believe he is offering the best solution to their troubles. In England Lucas Standish who lead MI6 through the war has stepped down and though he still has his ear to the ground and friends on the inside he is in retirement.
This is the second book in the series and I look forward to more of this fascinating collections of adventures that Elena will be taking as she becomes a more experienced spy for Britain. Though in the last book she had been dumped by the man she loved her, and fired from her job, she went off on a holiday and got caught up in a murder and espionage. Now back in this second mystery, she has proved herself worthy of being a undercover agent for the British intelligence and is sent off to northern Italy to help bring informant Aiden Strother back with the information he has gathered, because it has become clear his cover has been blown. Elena has been chosen because she may be the only one who can recognize him... he is the man she loved who dumped her.
Elena has to accomplish this mission to prove herself worthy of continuing to be a trusted agent. She has to maintain her level of calm, control and not get caught up in personal feelings. It is hard to be a young woman scorned and still want to rescue the man who ruined her name.
This is a absorbing book, with a good mystery, good character development and some historical developments that keep the plot moving and the story compelling. It will be fun to watch Elena and her sister Margot as they move forward with their personal relationships and their top secret government positions. Also very relatable are their grandparents, Lucas and Josephine Standish.
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